Afghanistan vs Ireland Live Score and Commentary, 1st T20I, AFG vs IRE, 6 March, 2020
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground
133/5 (15 ov)
172/6 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 11 runs (DLS)
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Player of the match
Rashid Khan,
Afghanistan
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najibullah Zadran | 42 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Simi Singh | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Boyd Rankin | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11.00 |
Afghanistan won by 11 runs (DLS)
Afghanistan vs Ireland, Live Cricket Commentary
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| Zimbabwe (Match Drawn) | 1st Test | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Zimbabwe (AFG won by 7 wickets) | 3rd T20I | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Zimbabwe (AFG won by 19 runs) | 2nd T20I | 29 Oct 2026 |
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| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
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| Namibia (NAM won by 63 runs) | 3rd Match | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Namibia (NAM won by 31 runs) | 2nd Match | 24 Oct 2026 |
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 63 run (7.2 ov): Najibullah Zadran: 42 (21), Samiullah Shinwari: 20 (23)
- Last Bat: Samiullah Shinwari 28(29) - b B Rankin Boyd Rankin
- Fall of Wickets: 54 - 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 55 - 2 Hazratullah Zazai, 55 - 3 Asghar Afghan, 70 - 4 Karim Janat, 133 - 5 Samiullah Shenwari
- Reviews Remaining: Afghanistan - 0 of 0, Ireland - 0 of 0
- Toss: Ireland elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 1st T20I
- Series: Afghanistan vs Ireland
- Date: Friday, March 06, 2020
- Time: 02:00 PM
- Venue: Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground
- City: Greater Noida
- Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afghanistan), Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afghanistan), Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan, TV)
- Referee: Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Gareth Delany to Najibullah Zadran, Four,
Gareth Delany to Najibullah Zadran, no run,
End of over 11 (12 runs)
George Dockrell to Samiullah Shenwari, 1 run,
George Dockrell to Najibullah Zadran, Six,
George Dockrell to Najibullah Zadran, 2 runs,
George Dockrell to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run,
George Dockrell to Samiullah Shenwari, 1 run,
George Dockrell to Najibullah Zadran, Four,
End of over 12 (15 runs)
Boyd Rankin to Samiullah Shenwari, 2 runs,
Boyd Rankin to Samiullah Shenwari, no run,
Boyd Rankin to Samiullah Shenwari, Four,
Boyd Rankin to Samiullah Shenwari, no run,
Boyd Rankin to Samiullah Shenwari, 1 run,
Boyd Rankin to Najibullah Zadran, 2 runs,
End of over 13 (9 runs)
Simi Singh to Samiullah Shenwari, 1 run,
Simi Singh to Najibullah Zadran, 2 runs,
Simi Singh to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run,
Simi Singh to Samiullah Shenwari, 1 run,
Simi Singh to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run,
Simi Singh to Samiullah Shenwari, no run,
End of over 14 (6 runs)
Boyd Rankin to Najibullah Zadran, Six,
Boyd Rankin to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run,
Boyd Rankin to Samiullah Shenwari, no run,
Boyd Rankin to Samiullah Shenwari, no run,
Boyd Rankin to Samiullah Shenwari, no run,
Samiullah Shenwari b B Rankin 28 (29) Boyd Rankin to Samiullah Shenwari, no run, b B Rankin,
End of over 15 (7 runs)